Taipei 101

Taipei 101 (台北101) is currently the world’s tallest inhabited building standing at 509.2 m. A panoramic shot from the observation deck. Breathtaking, isn’t it?

The design of Taipei 101 is inspired by bamboo plant, an icon of learning and growth. And Chinese like the lucky number eight, as you can count in this photo, there are eight clearly delineated exterior sections of the building. If you are observant, you can even see at least a Chinese ingot on the lower exterior of this tower.

Someone asks me to post some scenic view of Taiwan. I have this scenic panoramic photo after stitching the successive shots that were taken from our hotel room. This is a nice view of vast Pacific Ocean. Click on image to enlarge or scroll left-right.

Another seaside view in Taipei.

Jiufen (Chiufen or Jioufen | 九份) was used as a model in the first Oscar winning anime movie “Spirited Away”. This mountain town, located in the northeast of Taiwan, was once a center of gold mining. Jiufen means “nine portions” in Chinese. The name came from the fact that there was once nine families living in the village. When shipment arrived from town, the families would request “nine portions”.

The terrain of Jiufen is so steep and the site so remote that it seems impossible to have built a town there. A hillside of the town overlooking some of Taiwan’s most impressive coastal scenery.

Shops in Jiufen visited by tourists.

The majestic Chiang Kai-shek (蒋介石 / 蒋中正) Memorial Hall in Taipei is modeled after Tiantan in Beijing, China. Chiang Kai-shek was the successor of Sun Yat-sen. He failed to eradicate the Chinese communists and was forced to retreat his KMT government to Taiwan and later he became the President of ROC (Taiwan).

I think (诚品敦南店) is called Eslite Bookstore in English. It has a wide selection of books and is one of the largest bookstore in Taiwan and opens 24-hr, a nice and cosy hangout for at night as there are cafes within the bookstore. We ordered super early breakfast at 3am at one of those cafes.

@Kikey, DhoyM, Alex: Yup, there are still alot of sightings that I have not covered in Taiwan yet. I only went Taipei… Some of those photos like Taipei 101 I only managed to see from far. I didn’t visit Jiufen and Chiang Kai-shek memorial hall neither. The photos was taken by my dad or his friend, I take care of the “photoshop”! XD

But I bought the Doraemon t-shirts from Shilin Night Market. Stay tuned for my next post on a famous mountain in Taiwan and spa!

@Henry: Using normal digital camera only… My pictures are resized to fit this blog, that’s why they seem to be wider. =)

@Austin: Singapore foods get the flavours from the 4 main races: Chinese, Malay, Indian, Eurasian.. so you get to taste their delicacies literally in every food court in Singapore. Singaporeans love spicy food too, whereas Taiwanese foods are mainly Chinese food.

@Borneo Falcon: Ya! Teh Tarik is the best Teh! Wonder if the Teh Tarik tastes like those tarik by our Indian folks at home!

the building looks familiar, i may have seen it on television here in Korea…when i visit here in your blog, i always show the pictures to my hubby and he’s also interested in most of your photos. hehe…

@Miss Elle: Nah, my hobby is blogging hahahahahaah!!! This travel blog is a collection of travel photos taken over the years! I also hope I am that rich for such an expensive hobby!

@KC: S$5 is already bargained. Haha, you have not tried bargaining with the Chinese people, especially China Chinese! They will make you think you are a good bargainer, and after you bought their stuff, you will then realise there are always cheaper one around.

So sometimes, we are just tired of bargaining. If it’s not too expensive, just buy, make both parties happy! =D

@All: I didn’t cover much on Taiwan; I only visted a few spots in Taipei.Some photos are taken by my dad and his friends who went there, and I simply blog about it. I also wish to go up Taipei 101!

wow, i’ve always been fascinated by taipei 101… knowing that it’s the world’s tallest and it sits right in the middle of an earthquake zone! it must be truly an awe-inspiring structure up close, isn’t it?

@spoolartist, Asian Traveler: I only saw Taipei 101 from a distant. It was my dad who went up the tower and captured the views. I did my photoshop part to stitch them into a panoramic pic! =P I think it’s a great view up there!

I wish to travel Taiwan someday if possible. My friend who have visited there told me Taiwan keeps many traditonal Chinese culture, they stll use the traditional Chinese characters, cool…I’m very interested in Taipei’s National Palace Museum

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